Surah 79 · 46 verses

Surah An-Nazi'at for kids

An-Nazi'at begins with the angels and the Day of Resurrection, then tells how Allah sent Musa to Pharaoh. It ends by reminding us that Allah built the sky and spread out the earth.

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The surah

The 46 verses of An-Nazi'at

Surah
79
Verses
46
Revealed in
Makkah
Meaning
Those Who Pull Out
  1. 1

    وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِ غَرْقًا

    wal-nāziʿāti gharqan

    By those [angels] who extract with violence

    Word by word
    • وَٱلنَّـٰزِعَـٰتِwal-nāziʿātiBy those who extract
    • غَرْقًۭاgharqanviolently
  2. 2

    وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِ نَشْطًا

    wal-nāshiṭāti nashṭan

    And [by] those who remove with ease

    Word by word
    • وَٱلنَّـٰشِطَـٰتِwal-nāshiṭātiAnd those who draw out
    • نَشْطًۭاnashṭangently
  3. 3

    وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِ سَبْحًا

    wal-sābiḥāti sabḥan

    And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

    Word by word
    • وَٱلسَّـٰبِحَـٰتِwal-sābiḥātiAnd those who glide
    • سَبْحًۭاsabḥanswimming
  4. 4

    فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا

    fal-sābiqāti sabqan

    And those who race each other in a race

    Word by word
    • فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِfal-sābiqātiAnd those who race each other
    • سَبْقًۭاsabqan(in) a race
  5. 5

    فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِ أَمْرًا

    fal-mudabirāti amran

    And those who arrange [each] matter,

    Word by word
    • فَٱلْمُدَبِّرَٰتِfal-mudabirātiAnd those who arrange
    • أَمْرًۭاamran(the) matter
  6. 6

    يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ

    yawma tarjufu l-rājifatu

    On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],

    Word by word
    • يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
    • تَرْجُفُtarjufuwill quake
    • ٱلرَّاجِفَةُl-rājifatuthe quaking one
  7. 7

    تَتْبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ

    tatbaʿuhā l-rādifatu

    There will follow it the subsequent [one].

    Word by word
    • تَتْبَعُهَاtatbaʿuhāFollows it
    • ٱلرَّادِفَةُl-rādifatuthe subsequent
  8. 8

    قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ

    qulūbun yawma-idhin wājifatun

    Hearts, that Day, will tremble,

    Word by word
    • قُلُوبٌۭqulūbunHearts
    • يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
    • وَاجِفَةٌwājifatunwill palpitate
  9. 9

    أَبْصَـٰرُهَا خَـٰشِعَةٌ

    abṣāruhā khāshiʿatun

    Their eyes humbled.

    Word by word
    • أَبْصَـٰرُهَاabṣāruhāTheir eyes
    • خَـٰشِعَةٌۭkhāshiʿatunhumbled
  10. 10

    يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ

    yaqūlūna a-innā lamardūdūna fī l-ḥāfirati

    They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?

    Word by word
    • يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnaThey say
    • أَءِنَّاa-innāWill we
    • لَمَرْدُودُونَlamardūdūnaindeed be returned
    • فِىfīto
    • ٱلْحَافِرَةِl-ḥāfiratithe former state
  11. 11

    أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَـٰمًا نَّخِرَةً

    a-idhā kunnā ʿiẓāman nakhiratan

    Even if we should be decayed bones?"

    Word by word
    • أَءِذَاa-idhāWhat! When
    • كُنَّاkunnāwe are
    • عِظَـٰمًۭاʿiẓāmanbones
    • نَّخِرَةًۭnakhiratandecayed
  12. 12

    قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

    qālū til'ka idhan karratun khāsiratun

    They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."

    Word by word
    • قَالُوا۟qālūThey say
    • تِلْكَtil'kaThis
    • إِذًۭاidhanthen
    • كَرَّةٌkarratun(would be) a return
    • خَاسِرَةٌۭkhāsiratunlosing
  13. 13

    فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ

    fa-innamā hiya zajratun wāḥidatun

    Indeed, it will be but one shout,

    Word by word
    • فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāThen only
    • هِىَhiyait
    • زَجْرَةٌۭzajratun(will be) a shout
    • وَٰحِدَةٌۭwāḥidatunsingle
  14. 14

    فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ

    fa-idhā hum bil-sāhirati

    And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.

    Word by word
    • فَإِذَاfa-idhāAnd behold
    • هُمhumThey
    • بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِbil-sāhirati(will be) awakened
  15. 15

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

    hal atāka ḥadīthu mūsā

    Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

    Word by word
    • هَلْhalHas
    • أَتَىٰكَatāka(there) come to you
    • حَدِيثُḥadīthu(the) story
    • مُوسَىٰٓmūsā(of) Musa
  16. 16

    إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

    idh nādāhu rabbuhu bil-wādi l-muqadasi ṭuwan

    When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,

    Word by word
    • إِذْidhWhen
    • نَادَىٰهُnādāhucalled him
    • رَبُّهُۥrabbuhuhis Lord
    • بِٱلْوَادِbil-wādiin the valley
    • ٱلْمُقَدَّسِl-muqadasithe sacred
    • طُوًىṭuwan(of) Tuwa
  17. 17

    ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

    idh'hab ilā fir'ʿawna innahu ṭaghā

    "Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

    Word by word
    • ٱذْهَبْidh'habGo
    • إِلَىٰilāto
    • فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaFiraun
    • إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
    • طَغَىٰṭaghā(has) transgressed
  18. 18

    فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

    faqul hal laka ilā an tazakkā

    And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself

    Word by word
    • فَقُلْfaqulAnd say
    • هَلhalWould
    • لَّكَlaka[for] you
    • إِلَىٰٓilā[to]
    • أَنan[that]
    • تَزَكَّىٰtazakkāpurify yourself
  19. 19

    وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

    wa-ahdiyaka ilā rabbika fatakhshā

    And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

    Word by word
    • وَأَهْدِيَكَwa-ahdiyakaAnd I will guide you
    • إِلَىٰilāto
    • رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
    • فَتَخْشَىٰfatakhshāso you would fear
  20. 20

    فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    fa-arāhu l-āyata l-kub'rā

    And he showed him the greatest sign,

    Word by word
    • فَأَرَىٰهُfa-arāhuThen he showed him
    • ٱلْـَٔايَةَl-āyatathe sign
    • ٱلْكُبْرَىٰl-kub'rāthe great
  21. 21

    فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

    fakadhaba waʿaṣā

    But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed.

    Word by word
    • فَكَذَّبَfakadhabaBut he denied
    • وَعَصَىٰwaʿaṣāand disobeyed
  22. 22

    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

    thumma adbara yasʿā

    Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting].

    Word by word
    • ثُمَّthummaThen
    • أَدْبَرَadbarahe turned his back
    • يَسْعَىٰyasʿāstriving
  23. 23

    فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

    faḥashara fanādā

    And he gathered [his people] and called out

    Word by word
    • فَحَشَرَfaḥasharaAnd he gathered
    • فَنَادَىٰfanādāand called out
  24. 24

    فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    faqāla anā rabbukumu l-aʿlā

    And said, "I am your most exalted lord."

    Word by word
    • فَقَالَfaqālaThen he said
    • أَنَا۠anāI am
    • رَبُّكُمُrabbukumuyour Lord
    • ٱلْأَعْلَىٰl-aʿlāthe Most High
  25. 25

    فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

    fa-akhadhahu l-lahu nakāla l-ākhirati wal-ūlā

    So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression]..

    Word by word
    • فَأَخَذَهُfa-akhadhahuSo seized him
    • ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
    • نَكَالَnakāla(with) an exemplary punishment
    • ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati(for) the last
    • وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓwal-ūlāand the first
  26. 26

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰٓ

    inna fī dhālika laʿib'ratan liman yakhshā

    Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].

    Word by word
    • إِنَّinnaIndeed
    • فِىfīin
    • ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
    • لَعِبْرَةًۭlaʿib'ratansurely (is) a lesson
    • لِّمَنlimanfor whoever
    • يَخْشَىٰٓyakhshāfears
  27. 27

    ءَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚ بَنَىٰهَا

    a-antum ashaddu khalqan ami l-samāu banāhā

    Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? He [i.e., Allāh] constructed it.

    Word by word
    • ءَأَنتُمْa-antumAre you
    • أَشَدُّashaddua more difficult
    • خَلْقًاkhalqancreation
    • أَمِamior
    • ٱلسَّمَآءُ ۚl-samāuthe heaven
    • بَنَىٰهَاbanāhāHe constructed it
  28. 28

    رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    rafaʿa samkahā fasawwāhā

    He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.

    Word by word
    • رَفَعَrafaʿaHe raised
    • سَمْكَهَاsamkahāits ceiling
    • فَسَوَّىٰهَاfasawwāhāand proportioned it
  29. 29

    وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

    wa-aghṭasha laylahā wa-akhraja ḍuḥāhā

    And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.

    Word by word
    • وَأَغْطَشَwa-aghṭashaAnd He darkened
    • لَيْلَهَاlaylahāits night
    • وَأَخْرَجَwa-akhrajaand brought out
    • ضُحَىٰهَاḍuḥāhāits brightness
  30. 30

    وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَىٰهَآ

    wal-arḍa baʿda dhālika daḥāhā

    And after that He spread the earth.

    Word by word
    • وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍaAnd the earth
    • بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
    • ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
    • دَحَىٰهَآdaḥāhāHe spread it
  31. 31

    أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَآءَهَا وَمَرْعَىٰهَا

    akhraja min'hā māahā wamarʿāhā

    He extracted from it its water and its pasture,

    Word by word
    • أَخْرَجَakhrajaHe brought forth
    • مِنْهَاmin'hāfrom it
    • مَآءَهَاmāahāits water
    • وَمَرْعَىٰهَاwamarʿāhāand its pasture
  32. 32

    وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَرْسَىٰهَا

    wal-jibāla arsāhā

    And the mountains He set firmly

    Word by word
    • وَٱلْجِبَالَwal-jibālaAnd the mountains
    • أَرْسَىٰهَاarsāhāHe made them firm
  33. 33

    مَتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ

    matāʿan lakum wali-anʿāmikum

    As enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

    Word by word
    • مَتَـٰعًۭاmatāʿan(As) a provision
    • لَّكُمْlakumfor you
    • وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْwali-anʿāmikumand for your cattle
  34. 34

    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    fa-idhā jāati l-ṭāmatu l-kub'rā

    But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -

    Word by word
    • فَإِذَاfa-idhāBut when
    • جَآءَتِjāaticomes
    • ٱلطَّآمَّةُl-ṭāmatuthe Overwhelming Calamity
    • ٱلْكُبْرَىٰl-kub'rāthe great
  35. 35

    يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا سَعَىٰ

    yawma yatadhakkaru l-insānu mā saʿā

    The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,

    Word by word
    • يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
    • يَتَذَكَّرُyatadhakkaruwill remember
    • ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
    • مَاmāwhat
    • سَعَىٰsaʿāhe strove (for)
  36. 36

    وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ

    waburrizati l-jaḥīmu liman yarā

    And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -

    Word by word
    • وَبُرِّزَتِwaburrizatiAnd will be made manifest
    • ٱلْجَحِيمُl-jaḥīmuthe Hellfire
    • لِمَنlimanto (him) who
    • يَرَىٰyarāsees
  37. 37

    فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ

    fa-ammā man ṭaghā

    So as for he who transgressed

    Word by word
    • فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
    • مَنman(him) who
    • طَغَىٰṭaghātransgressed
  38. 38

    وَءَاثَرَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    waāthara l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

    And preferred the life of the world,

    Word by word
    • وَءَاثَرَwaātharaAnd preferred
    • ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
    • ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
  39. 39

    فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

    fa-inna l-jaḥīma hiya l-mawā

    Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.

    Word by word
    • فَإِنَّfa-innaThen indeed
    • ٱلْجَحِيمَl-jaḥīmathe Hellfire
    • هِىَhiyait
    • ٱلْمَأْوَىٰl-mawā(is) the refuge
  40. 40

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ

    wa-ammā man khāfa maqāma rabbihi wanahā l-nafsa ʿani l-hawā

    But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

    Word by word
    • وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
    • مَنْman(him) who
    • خَافَkhāfafeared
    • مَقَامَmaqāmastanding
    • رَبِّهِۦrabbihi(before) his Lord
    • وَنَهَىwanahāand restrained
    • ٱلنَّفْسَl-nafsahis soul
    • عَنِʿanifrom
    • ٱلْهَوَىٰl-hawāthe vain desires
  41. 41

    فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ

    fa-inna l-janata hiya l-mawā

    Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.

    Word by word
    • فَإِنَّfa-innaThen indeed
    • ٱلْجَنَّةَl-janataParadise
    • هِىَhiyait (is)
    • ٱلْمَأْوَىٰl-mawāthe refuge
  42. 42

    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا

    yasalūnaka ʿani l-sāʿati ayyāna mur'sāhā

    They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?

    Word by word
    • يَسْـَٔلُونَكَyasalūnakaThey ask you
    • عَنِʿaniabout
    • ٱلسَّاعَةِl-sāʿatithe Hour
    • أَيَّانَayyānawhen
    • مُرْسَىٰهَاmur'sāhā(is) its arrival
  43. 43

    فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَىٰهَآ

    fīma anta min dhik'rāhā

    In what [position] are you that you should mention it?

    Word by word
    • فِيمَfīmaIn what
    • أَنتَanta(are) you
    • مِنmin[of]
    • ذِكْرَىٰهَآdhik'rāhā(to) mention it
  44. 44

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَىٰهَآ

    ilā rabbika muntahāhā

    To your Lord is its finality.

    Word by word
    • إِلَىٰilāTo
    • رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
    • مُنتَهَىٰهَآmuntahāhā(is) its finality
  45. 45

    إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا

    innamā anta mundhiru man yakhshāhā

    You are only a warner for those who fear it.

    Word by word
    • إِنَّمَآinnamāOnly
    • أَنتَantayou
    • مُنذِرُmundhiru(are) a warner
    • مَنman(for him) who
    • يَخْشَىٰهَاyakhshāhāfears it
  46. 46

    كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

    ka-annahum yawma yarawnahā lam yalbathū illā ʿashiyyatan aw ḍuḥāhā

    It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

    Word by word
    • كَأَنَّهُمْka-annahumAs though they
    • يَوْمَyawma(the) Day
    • يَرَوْنَهَاyarawnahāthey see it
    • لَمْlamnot
    • يَلْبَثُوٓا۟yalbathūthey had remained
    • إِلَّاillāexcept
    • عَشِيَّةًʿashiyyatanan evening
    • أَوْawor
    • ضُحَىٰهَاḍuḥāhāa morning thereof

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.

What it teaches

What An-Nazi'at teaches

Musa and Pharaoh

Allah called Musa in the sacred valley of Tuwa and sent him to Pharaoh (verses 15 to 19).

A gentle invitation

Musa was to ask Pharaoh, “Would you purify yourself, and let me guide you to your Lord?” (verses 18 and 19).

The sky and the earth

Allah raised the sky, brought out the day and night, and spread the earth with water and pasture (verses 27 to 33).

Holding back the self

Whoever fears standing before their Lord and holds back from wrong desires, Paradise is their home (verses 40 and 41).

Tips for parents

Learning An-Nazi'at with your child

Start with the story

Verses 15–26 tell the story of Musa and Pharaoh; children often find it the easiest part to learn first.

Learn it in four parts

Try verses 1–14, 15–26, 27–33 and 34–46, one part a week.

Connect to the story page

If your child knows Musa's story, remind them of it when you reach verse 15.

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